Thanks everyone for you kind remarks…Much appreciated… 
@Fruitcake well spotted…
Yes it was most likely an Ordnance Survey Benchmark. Between them, pillars and making use of church spires and obelisks etc, there amounts to over 13,000 throughout the British Isles.
When I chose to ‘bag’ trigpoint’s I had to keep it realistic and select those I might have fighting chance of visiting. At 74 years old with a creaking heart I might not have all that much time left… 
So I decided to just bag the pillars, and that narrows it down to just 6,000…
Still a helluva lot… 
Primarily, I think I’ll just stick to Yorkshire ones where there are about 454, but I have already bagged a couple in Wales, so If I’m on holiday anywhere I might just see what the local terrain has to offer…
Thanks for mentioning it Fruitcake and keep yer eyes peeled in future.
I’ve ear marked a couple of other coastal walks for the team to get there teeth into, so I’ll keep the photos coming…
Hope you and the missus are doing well and keeping healthy…
I went back today and found the marker again, but this time I took photos, taking my life in my hands to do so in the middle of a busy highway.
Good to see your bits again Bob.
I don’t think Bob’s Bits gets the audience these days Spitty, and I don’t blame them.
While I was running there was always something to write about, but life seems the same each day now, barring the odd trip to the coast.
I get my fix just writing on the forum where most people congregate. Times and people change Spitty…
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Bet it was a bit lonely in the early Sixties
Hell no!..That’s why I was there…
I loved being with the only company that knew me so well Spitty…Two would have been a crowd…
I thought I’d just have a look at Bob’s Bits. Hmmm.
you need to have a good rumage and a twiddle
Handy if you have trouble sleeping Morty, nice to see you here though…Enjoy!
Gumbud is waiting in the wings, surely 
I know one thing … no way am I reading the thread from the beginning! Not 2244 posts! 
That’s okay Morty…it was good while it lasted…
I’m going to work my way through it … I could be gone some time!
That’s me Morty, warts and all…
As long as the forum lasts it will always be here to be read by future generations.
Like The Bible or the Kama Sutra,etc…
Kama Sutra’s just full of pictures isn’t it.
Is It ? You obviously know more about it than me
Ah 
…it’s the Beano I’m thinking of.
Me, limbering up for a run with Foxy.
Yes, and the positions should be treated with caution for us old folks…